Saturday’s WHL Round-up

HITMEN KNOCK DOWN RAIDERS – Brodie Dupont scored twice and set up another to lead the Calgary Hitmen to an 8-1 victory over the visiting Prince Albert Raiders in one of eight Western Hockey League contests on Saturday, November 11th.
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rRyan White – with a goal and two helpers – Brett Sonne, Derek LeBlanc, Michael Hengen, Fredrik Pettersson and Dylan Yeo also scored for the Hitmen (13-7-0-1) while Dan Spence stopped 15 of 16 shots he faced to earn the win. The victory moves the Hitmen into a tie with Red Deer for third place in the Central Division.
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rMatt Robertson – with his 11th of the season – scored the lone goal for the Raiders (6-11-2-1), who suffer their seventh straight setback, while Tyler Esau stopped 22 of 30 shots fired his way in a losing cause. The defeat leaves the Raiders tied for fourth place in the East Division.
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rBLAZERS 6, BRUINS 3
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rJuuso Puustinen scored two goals to lead the Kamloops Blazers to a 6-3 victory over the visiting Chilliwack Bruins on Saturday night.
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rBrock Nixon – with a goal and an assist – Reid Jorgensen, Alex Rodgers and Matt Kassian also scored for the Blazers (13-4-1-1), who win their sixth straight game, while Dalyn Flette made 20 saves to earn the victory. The win keeps the Blazers firmly in second place in the B.C. Division.
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rMatt Meropoulis scored his first WHL goal on a third-period penalty shot for the Bruins (5-16-2-0), who drop their sixth straight decision, while Mark Santorelli – with a pair of goals – also counted in the defeat. Jim Watt made 12 saves in a losing cause. The defeat keeps the Bruins in fifth place in the B.C. Division.
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rROCKETS 3, COUGARS 2
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rTroy Ofukany scored two goals, including the winner, to lead the visiting Kelowna Rockets to a 3-2 victory over the Prince George Cougars on Saturday night.
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rKaspars Saulietis also counted for the Rockets (7-12-0-2) while Torrie Jung stopped 27 of 29 shots to earn the victory. The win moves the Rockets back into a tie with the Cougars for third place in the B.C. Division.
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rNicholas Drazenovic – with a goal and an assist – and Dana Tyrell scored for the Cougars (7-11-0-2) while Real Cyr made 17 saves in the defeat. The loss drops the Cougars back into a tie for third in the B.C. Division.
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rCHIEFS 3, AMERICANS 2
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rChris Bruton‘s shorthanded goal late in the third period stood as the winner as the Spokane Chiefs edged the visiting Tri City Americans 3-2 on Saturday night.
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rMitch Wahl and Corey Courchene also counted for the Chiefs (10-9-3-0) while Dustin Tokarski made 25 saves to earn the victory. The win keeps the Chiefs in third place in the U.S. Division.
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rColton Yellow Horn and Alex Aldred scored for the Americans (12-7-0-0) while Carey Price made 23 saves in a losing cause. The defeat keeps the Ams in second place in the U.S. Division.
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rTIGERS 3, WHEAT KINGS 0
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rColton Grant scored once and added an assist to lead the visiting Medicine Hat Tigers ot a 3-0 win over the Brandon Wheat Kings on Saturday night.
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rScott Wasden – with the winner – and Matt Lowry also scored for the Tigers (17-5-1-0), who hold their opposition scoreless for the second straight game, while Matt Keetley made 19 saves to earn his second shutout in as many nights. The win gives the Tigers a seven-point lead for tops spot in the Central Division.
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rTyler Plante made 23 saves in a losing cause for the Wheat Kings (11-9-0-2). Despite the defeat, the Wheat Kings remain in first place in the East Division.
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rTHUNDERBIRDS 4, WINTER HAWKS 1
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rJan Eberle scored the winner as the visiting Seattle Thunderbirds skated to a 4-1 win over the Portland Winter Hawks on Saturday night.
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rBud Holloway, Ian McKenzie and Aaron Gagnon also counted for the Thunderbirds (7-4-1-5) while Derek Yeomans stopped 27 of 28 shots to earn his sixth win of the season. The victory keeps the T-Birds in fourth place in the U.S. Division.
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rMatt Betker – with his first WHL goal – scored the lone tally for the Winter Hawks (7-11-0-0) while Kurtis Mucha made 25 stops in the loss. The defeat leaves the Hawks four points behind Seattle for fourth place in the U.S. Division.
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rPATS 5, WARRIORS 2
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rJared Jagow netted the winner as the Regina Pats skated to a 5-2 win over the visiting Moose Jaw Warriors on Saturday night.
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rKyle Ross – with a goal and an assist – Nick Ross, Scott Brownlee, and Craig Schira also counted for the Pats (9-9-1-1) while Linden Rowat made 25 stops to pick up the victory. The win keeps the Pats in third place in the East Division.
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rSteven Gillen – with a goal and an assist – and Kenndal McArdle scored for the Warriors (6-12-1-0), who drop their third straight decision, while Joey Perricone turned in a valiant 49-save effort in the loss. The defeat drops the Warriors to sixth place in the East Division.
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rBLADES 3, BRONCOS 1
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rBrad Cole‘s shorthanded marker late in the second period stood as the winner as the visiting Saskatoon Blades managed a 3-1 victory over the Swift Current Broncos on Saturday night.
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rColton Gilles and Chris Cloud also scored for the Blades (7-10-0-1), who win their second straight contest, while Braden Holtby made 32 saves to earn the win. The victory moves the Blades into a tie with Prince Albert for fourth place in the East Division.
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rDale Weise scored the lone goal for the Broncos (10-11-1-0), who drop their second straight game, while Travis Yonkman stopped 17 shots in a losing cause. Despite the loss, the Broncos remain in second place in the East Division.
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